In looking a bit closer at your original descriptor, I noticed a few
errors: 1. There was no MESSAGE_RECORD namelist entry 2. There was no EXTRA_RECORD namelist entry 3. You had S_NUM_FILES instead of S_NUM_OF_FILES in the STEPFILE_RECORD 4. As mentioned earlier, the FORMAT_RECORD delimiters were incorrect. I've attached a linuxized descriptor which should work, and from which you should be able to base any other descriptors on. Let me know if you still have any problems. Kevin Boyin Huang wrote: Dear Kevin: Thank you for your replying. But I still face the same error after I applying "linuxize_descriptors". The namelist file become the following after " linuxize_descriptors": -------------------------------- # multi-cdf file descriptor: gfdl_new &FORMAT_RECORD D_TYPE = ' MC', D_FORMAT = ' 1A', / --------------------------------- Do you have any further suggestions? The call command: use gfdl_new The error message: **TMAP ERR: Error in namelist record Error in: FORMAT_RECORD; or file not descriptor file Data set: ./gfdl_n.des By the way, using all these namelist format, I wrote a fortran code reading this namelist parameters, it work either in f77 compiler or pgf90 compiler. Thanks a lot Boyin --- Kevin O'Brien <Kevin.M.O'Brien@noaa.gov> wrote:There are two possible solutions. First off I notice that your FORMAT RECORD is delimited using the "&" character, rather than the $ character as the other namelist delimiters are. So, it should look like $FORMAT_RECORD D_TYPE = ' MC', D_FORMAT = ' 1A', $END If, on the other hand, you are running Ferret on a linux system, then the namelist format is a bit different. For the answer to that see the FAQ at:http://ferret.wrc.noaa.gov/Ferret/FAQ/system/linux_mc_descriptors.htmlCheers - Kevin Boyin Huang wrote:How to use multi-cdf files? I am getting error message: **TMAP ERR: Error in namelist record Error in: FORMAT_RECORD; or file not descriptor file Data set: ./gfdl.des SET DAT/FORM=CDF gfdl I am using following files named "gfdl.des" (I also tried '$' and '$end' in the namelist, but the same error appears): --------------------------------------------------- # multi-cdf file descriptor &FORMAT_RECORD D_TYPE = ' MC', D_FORMAT = ' 1A', & $BACKGROUND_RECORD D_TITLE = 'GFDL SSH', D_T0TIME = '1-JAN-1600', D_TIME_UNIT = 2592000., D_CALTYPE = '360_DAY', $END $STEPFILE_RECORD S_FILENAME = '/indus_02/byh/zos/zos_gfdl-c96a_con_1600_1609.nc', S_START = 1., S_END = 120., S_DELTA = 1., S_NUM_FILES = 1, $END $STEPFILE_RECORD S_FILENAME = '/indus_02/byh/zos/zos_gfdl-c96a_con_1610_1619.nc', S_START = 121., S_END = 240., S_DELTA = 1., S_NUM_FILES = 1, $END $STEPFILE_RECORD S_FILENAME = '**END OF STEPFILES**' $END----------------------------------------------------===== Boyin Huang The Center for Research on the Changing EarthSystem (CRCES)10211 Wincopin Circle, Suite 240 Columbia, Maryland 21044 Tel. 410-992-5300/819 (O), 410-737-4557(H) Fax. 410-992-5944, Email. byh@crces.org http://byh.crces.org __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web sitedesign softwarehttp://sitebuilder.yahoo.com-- Kevin O'Brien UW/JISAO Research Scientist NOAA/PMEL/TMAP 206-526-6751 http://tmap.pmel.noaa.gov===== Boyin Huang The Center for Research on the Changing Earth System (CRCES) 10211 Wincopin Circle, Suite 240 Columbia, Maryland 21044 Tel. 410-992-5300/819 (O), 410-737-4557(H) Fax. 410-992-5944, Email. byh@crces.org http://byh.crces.org __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- Kevin O'Brien UW/JISAO Research Scientist NOAA/PMEL/TMAP 206-526-6751 http://tmap.pmel.noaa.gov |
&FORMAT_RECORD D_TYPE = ' MC', D_FORMAT = ' 1A', / &BACKGROUND_RECORD D_TITLE = 'GFDL SSH', D_T0TIME = '1-JAN-1600', D_TIME_UNIT = 2592000., D_CALTYPE = '360_DAY', / &MESSAGE_RECORD / &EXTRA_RECORD / &STEPFILE_RECORD S_FILENAME = '/indus_02/byh/zos/zos_gfdl-c96a_con_1600_1609.nc', S_START = 1, S_END = 120, S_DELTA = 1, S_NUM_OF_FILES = 1, / &STEPFILE_RECORD S_FILENAME = '/indus_02/byh/zos/zos_gfdl-c96a_con_1610_1619.nc', S_START = 121., S_END = 240., S_DELTA = 1., S_NUM_OF_FILES = 1, / &STEPFILE_RECORD S_FILENAME = '**END OF STEPFILES**' /